Brixmor Property Group (BRX) Competitors

VICI Properties (NYSE:VICI) and Brixmor Property Group (NYSE:BRX) are both finance companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, community ranking, institutional ownership, media sentiment, dividends, risk, analyst recommendations, earnings and valuation.

Do insiders & institutionals hold more shares of VICI or BRX?

97.7% of VICI Properties shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 98.4% of Brixmor Property Group shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.3% of VICI Properties shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.8% of Brixmor Property Group shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Does the media prefer VICI or BRX?

In the previous week, VICI Properties had 30 more articles in the media than Brixmor Property Group. MarketBeat recorded 37 mentions for VICI Properties and 7 mentions for Brixmor Property Group. VICI Properties' average media sentiment score of 0.92 beat Brixmor Property Group's score of 0.83 indicating that VICI Properties is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
VICI Properties	21 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	10 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Brixmor Property Group	5 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has preferable valuation & earnings, VICI or BRX?

VICI Properties has higher revenue and earnings than Brixmor Property Group. VICI Properties is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Brixmor Property Group, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
VICI Properties	$3.61B	9.12	$2.51B	$2.70	11.58
Brixmor Property Group	$1.29B	6.50	$339.27M	$1.11	24.58

Which has more risk and volatility, VICI or BRX?

VICI Properties has a beta of 0.95, suggesting that its share price is 5% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Brixmor Property Group has a beta of 1.58, suggesting that its share price is 58% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Is VICI or BRX a better dividend stock?

VICI Properties pays an annual dividend of $1.73 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.5%. Brixmor Property Group pays an annual dividend of $1.15 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.2%. VICI Properties pays out 64.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Brixmor Property Group pays out 103.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. VICI Properties is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Is VICI or BRX more profitable?

VICI Properties has a net margin of 73.90% compared to Brixmor Property Group's net margin of 26.40%. Brixmor Property Group's return on equity of 11.72% beat VICI Properties' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
VICI Properties	73.90%	10.80%	6.33%
Brixmor Property Group	26.40%	11.72%	3.87%

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in VICI or BRX?

Brixmor Property Group received 146 more outperform votes than VICI Properties when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 65.57% of users gave VICI Properties an outperform vote while only 59.81% of users gave Brixmor Property Group an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
VICI Properties	Outperform Votes 299 65.57%	Underperform Votes 157 34.43%
Brixmor Property Group	Outperform Votes 445 59.81%	Underperform Votes 299 40.19%

Do analysts prefer VICI or BRX?

VICI Properties currently has a consensus price target of $34.20, indicating a potential upside of 9.43%. Brixmor Property Group has a consensus price target of $30.87, indicating a potential upside of 13.12%. Given Brixmor Property Group's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Brixmor Property Group is more favorable than VICI Properties.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
VICI Properties	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	8 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.73
Brixmor Property Group	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	10 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.77

Summary

VICI Properties beats Brixmor Property Group on 11 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.